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本発明は、電子機器とその制御方法およびプログラムに関して、特に、被写体を撮像して画像データを取得する際の画像の明るさを制御する際に用いる評価値の取得方法に関する。 The present invention relates to an electronic device and its control method and program, and more particularly to a method for obtaining an evaluation value used when controlling the brightness of an image obtained by imaging a subject and obtaining image data .

本発明の目的は、ユーザによる煩雑な操作を必要とせず、自動的な露出制御により不自然な明るさの画像が得られることを低減することである。 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to reduce the possibility that an image with unnatural brightness is obtained by automatic exposure control without requiring complicated operations by the user.

上述の問題点を解決するため、本発明の電子機器は、異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を備えた偏光フィルタを介して得られた被写体の光学像を撮像可能な第1の撮像素子から出力された信号に基づく複数の画像データに基づいて、被写体の偏光情報を取得する情報取得手段と、被写体を撮像して画像データを取得する際の画像の明るさを制御する明るさ制御手段と、前記明るさ制御手段が明るさを制御する際に用いる評価値を、前記複数の画像データの少なくとも1つに基づいて取得する評価値取得手段と、を有し、前記複数の画像データのそれぞれは、前記偏光フィルタの異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を介して得られた偏光角度が異なる画像データであって、前記評価値取得手段は、前記偏光情報に基づいて、前記評価値を取得する際の前記複数の画像データに対する重みづけ度合を設定することを特徴とする。 In order to solve the above-described problems, the electronic device of the present invention provides a first imaging device capable of capturing an optical image of a subject obtained through a polarizing filter having regions with a plurality of different polarization angles. Information acquisition means for acquiring polarization information of a subject based on a plurality of image data based on the signals output from the camera; and brightness control means for controlling the brightness of an image when capturing the subject and acquiring image data and evaluation value acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation value used when the brightness control means controls brightness based on at least one of the plurality of image data , Each image data is image data with different polarization angles obtained through a plurality of regions having different polarization angles of the polarizing filter, and the evaluation value acquisition means obtains the evaluation value based on the polarization information is set to the degree of weighting for the plurality of image data when obtaining .

本発明によれば、ユーザによる煩雑な操作を必要とせず、自動的な露出制御により不自然な明るさの画像が得られることを低減することができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the possibility that an image with unnatural brightness is obtained by automatic exposure control without requiring complicated operations by the user.

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異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を備えた偏光フィルタを介して得られた被写体の光学像を撮像可能な第1の撮像素子から出力された信号に基づく複数の画像データに基づいて、被写体の偏光情報を取得する情報取得手段と、
被写体を撮像して画像データを取得する際の画像の明るさを制御する明るさ制御手段と、
前記明るさ制御手段が明るさを制御する際に用いる評価値を、前記複数の画像データの少なくとも1つに基づいて取得する評価値取得手段と、
を有し、
前記複数の画像データのそれぞれは、前記偏光フィルタの異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を介して得られた偏光角度が異なる画像データであって、
前記評価値取得手段は、前記偏光情報に基づいて、前記評価値を取得する際の前記複数の画像データに対する重みづけ度合を設定することを特徴とする電子機器
Based on a plurality of image data based on signals output from a first imaging device capable of capturing an optical image of the subject obtained through a polarizing filter having regions with a plurality of different polarization angles, the subject an information acquiring means for acquiring polarization information of
brightness control means for controlling the brightness of an image when capturing an object and obtaining image data;
evaluation value acquisition means for acquiring an evaluation value used when the brightness control means controls brightness based on at least one of the plurality of image data;
has
Each of the plurality of image data is image data with different polarization angles obtained through regions having a plurality of different polarization angles of the polarizing filter,
The electronic device , wherein the evaluation value obtaining means sets a weighting degree for the plurality of image data when obtaining the evaluation value based on the polarization information.
前記明るさ制御手段は、被写体を撮像して画像データを取得する際の露出を制御可能であって、The brightness control means is capable of controlling exposure when capturing an image of a subject and obtaining image data,
前記評価値取得手段は、前記評価値として、被写体の測光値を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電子機器。2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said evaluation value obtaining means obtains a photometric value of a subject as said evaluation value.
前記評価値取得手段は、前記偏光情報に基づいて、前記複数の画像データのうち、被写体における光の反射の度合いが他の偏光角度の画像データよりも小さい偏光角度の画像データに対する重みづけ度合を、前記他の偏光角度の画像データよりも大きくすることを特徴とする請求項に記載の電子機器Based on the polarization information, the evaluation value obtaining means weights , among the plurality of image data, image data having a polarization angle in which the degree of reflection of light from a subject is smaller than image data having other polarization angles. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the degree of marking is made greater than the image data of the other polarization angles. 前記評価値取得手段は、前記偏光情報に基づいて、前記複数の画像データのうち、被写体における光の反射の度合いが他の偏光角度の画像データよりも大きい偏光角度の画像データに対する重みづけ度合を1とし、前記他の偏光角度の画像データに対する重み付け度合いを0とすることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の電子機器。Based on the polarization information, the evaluation value acquisition means determines a weighting degree for the image data having a polarization angle in which the degree of light reflection from the subject is greater than the image data having a different polarization angle, among the plurality of image data. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the weighting degree is set to 1 and the weighting degree for the image data of the other polarization angle is set to 0. 前記情報取得手段は、前記偏光情報として、前記複数の画像データに基づいて、各画像データの信号レベルの最小値と最大値との差分値を取得し、撮像範囲において当該差分値と所定の閾値との比較により、被写体における光の反射の度合いを求めることを特徴とする請求項に記載の電子機器The information acquisition means acquires, as the polarization information, a difference value between a minimum value and a maximum signal level of each image data based on the plurality of image data, and obtains the difference value and a predetermined threshold in the imaging range. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the degree of reflection of light on the object is obtained by comparing with. 前記複数の画像データは、少なくとも3つ以上の偏光角度が異なる画像データであることを特徴とする請求項1乃至の何れか1項に記載の電子機器6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of image data are image data having at least three different polarization angles. 前記情報取得手段は、前記偏光情報として、前記複数の画像データをサンプリングすることで被写体の偏光角度の角度依存成分を取得することを特徴とする請求項に記載の電子機器7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the information obtaining means obtains, as the polarization information, an angle-dependent component of the polarization angle of the subject by sampling the plurality of image data. 前記偏光角度の角度依存成分は、前記複数のデータをサンプリングして得られた偏光角度に応じた被写体の輝度の分布を示すカーブに基づいて算出される情報であることを特徴とする請求項に記載の電子機器8. The angle-dependent component of the polarization angle is information calculated based on a curve representing a distribution of brightness of the subject according to the polarization angle obtained by sampling the plurality of data. The electronic device described in . 前記第1の撮像素子を有し、Having the first imaging element,
前記評価値取得手段は、撮像準備が指示されたことに応じて前記第1の撮像素子を用いて取得された前記複数の画像データのうちの少なくとも1つに基づいて、前記評価値を取得することを特徴とする請求項1乃至8の何れか1項に記載の電子機器。The evaluation value acquiring means acquires the evaluation value based on at least one of the plurality of image data acquired using the first imaging element in response to an instruction to prepare for imaging. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that:
前記第1の撮像素子と、
前記第1の撮像素子とは異なり、偏光フィルタを介することなく得られた被写体の光学像を撮像する第2の撮像素子を有し、
前記評価値取得手段は、所定の条件に応じて、前記第1の撮像素子から出力された信号に基づく画像データ、または、前記第2の撮像素子から出力された信号に基づく画像データの何れか一方に基づいて前記評価値を取得することを特徴とする請求項1乃至の何れか一項に記載の電子機器
the first imaging element;
Unlike the first imaging device, having a second imaging device that captures an optical image of the subject obtained without passing through a polarizing filter,
The evaluation value obtaining means obtains either image data based on the signal output from the first imaging device or image data based on the signal output from the second imaging device according to a predetermined condition. 9. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the evaluation value is obtained based on one.
前記所定の条件は、前記情報取得手段で得た前記偏光情報であることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の電子機器11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined condition is the polarization information obtained by the information obtaining means. 前記所定の条件は、取得する画像データの種類であることを特徴とし、
前記評価値取得手段、前記第1の撮像素子から出力された信号のみに基づいて前記評価値を取得することを特徴とする請求項10に記載の電子機器
characterized in that the predetermined condition is the type of image data to be acquired,
11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the evaluation value acquisition means acquires the evaluation value based only on the signal output from the first imaging device.
前記第1の撮像素子は、当該第1の撮像素子を構成する画素単位で偏光角度が異なる前記偏光フィルタを備えた撮像素子であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至12の何れか一項に記載の電子機器13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , wherein the first imaging device is an imaging device including the polarizing filter having a different polarization angle for each pixel constituting the first imaging device. Electronics as described. 異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を備えた偏光フィルタを介して得られた被写体の光学像を撮像可能な第1の撮像素子から出力された信号に基づく複数の画像データに基づいて、被写体の偏光情報を取得する情報取得工程と、
被写体を撮像して画像データを取得する際の画像の明るさを制御する際に用いる評価値を、前記複数の画像データの少なくとも1つに基づいて取得する評価値取得工程と、
を有し、
前記複数の画像データのそれぞれは、前記偏光フィルタの異なる複数の偏光角度を有する領域を介して得られた偏光角度が異なる画像データであって、
前記評価値取得工程では、前記偏光情報に基づいて、前記評価値を取得する際の前記複数の画像データに対する重みづけ度合を設定することを特徴とする電子機器の制御方法。
Based on a plurality of image data based on signals output from a first imaging device capable of capturing an optical image of the subject obtained through a polarizing filter having regions with a plurality of different polarization angles, the subject an information acquisition step of acquiring polarization information of
an evaluation value obtaining step of obtaining, based on at least one of the plurality of image data, an evaluation value used for controlling the brightness of an image when an object is imaged to obtain image data;
has
Each of the plurality of image data is image data with different polarization angles obtained through regions having a plurality of different polarization angles of the polarizing filter,
In the evaluation value obtaining step , a weighting degree for the plurality of image data when obtaining the evaluation value is set based on the polarization information .
請求項14に記載の電子機器の制御方法をコンピュータで実行させるためのコンピュータで読み取り可能なプログラム。 A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the electronic device control method according to claim 14 .
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